A platform for local fighters is coming.
Mixed martial arts legend Dan Severn is going to be a part of it.
The Global Proving Ground (GPG) is holding a casting call for its reality show at Severn’s Michigan Sports Camps facility this Thursday night from 6 to 9 p.m. All experienced fighters with a combat sports background are welcome to attend.
This is the third open casting call for this reality show project, which allows elite combat sports athletes to show off their skills in hopes of being cast for the show – Warrior Island – a 15-week reality show that looks to enhance the skills of the fighters throughout the period. The show is expected to be viewer-interactive, as viewers can call or text their votes for their favorite fighters. The show seeks fighters from around the world for this venture.
For Severn, hosting the casting call allows for him to expose many fighters that currently train or have trained at MSC; as well as try to further put the area on the map.
“I can help out Michigan athletes,” Severn said last Thursday night while working out. “I’m excited about this for the possibilities for athletes.”
The casting call is not limited to a single background, but rather open to fighters with experience in MMA, Kung Fu, Jiu-Jitsu, Karate, Muay Thai, Boxing, K-1, among others. The show is scheduled to start in February in Hawaii.
Severn will have between 50 and 60 fighters that have trained at his facility at one point or another, and hopes to have even more attending. The casting call is just another way for Severn to showcase his facility.
“I think MSC is one of the best kept seats around,” he said. “My goal is to see if I can get one-hundred here.”
Severn was also recently received two more Hall of Fame designations. Winning the George Tragos Award was the most notable for Severn, with the designation coming in Waterloo, Iowa back in July at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum.
The award is given to an exceptionally competitive wrestler who adapted his wrestling skills in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).